ART FOR ART'S SAKE

In response to:ARIADNE

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:50:17 +0100

Absolutely beautiful...GBHs...XXX

In response to:ESTHER

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:16:58 +0100

Oh, to see us as others see us...:)) Hmmm...but photographs must show us ourselves...:) GBHs...XXX

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:41:23 +0100

You are right. He has a wonderful technique and brings everything beautifully to life.

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:31:33 +0100

I am learning so much from his paintings and the commentaries.

In response to:ESTHER

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:16:12 +0100

We all have a good side and a bad side.

And what we see in the mirror is not how others see us, as the image is reversed.

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:14:53 +0100

Another wonderful painting. His paintings make you feel you could reach out and touch the characters.

In response to:TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:24:49 +0100

brings it to life, doesn't he...:) You can imagine him picturing it in his mind's eye and then putting it on canvas...they are very much illustrations, but so alive...GBHs...XXX

In response to:ESTHER

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:50:28 +0100

:) Very nice portrait, but difficult to tell how accurate the likeness because full frontal..side views are often incredibly different...I've seen amazing looking men and women side view on and when I see them full face, they're not half as good looking...very strange...:) But, it's very nice portrait, and interesting in that it is distinctly a painting rather than one of his completely realistic paintings that he normally does...if that makes sense...LOL...GBHs...XXX

In response to:AESCULAPIUS

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:27:16 +0100

This has a very different feel about it...similar to After the Party...much more muted tones than normal...Lovely pic nonetheless...GBHs...XXX

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:09:25 +0100

Well, my taste in art is very eclectic, but there are periods that seemed to produce some beautiful paintings and this is one of them...GBHs...XXX

In response to:THE ENCHANTED GARDEN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:06:23 +0100

Yes - marvellous if we could go back to that innocence:

"So this is the garden of Eden
In dreams it was never so grand
Let's never leave again, Adam and Eve again
Hold my hand."

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:25:00 +0100

I am following him, his paintings and the stories, with delight.

Thanks for suggesting the Pre-Raffs.

In response to:THE ENCHANTED GARDEN

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:58:36 +0100

A lovely picture - garden of eden stuff! It would be nice if life were like that. I could do with it on the damp and grey day.

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:47:16 +0100

Well, let's say "appreciate"!

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:23:59 +0100

Sorry, I don't do lust! Not even over good looking young men.

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:17:10 +0100

So would most men!

Did you lust over Apollo?

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:58:12 +0100

My husband saw the picture over my shoulder, he will be happy to find her in the garden!

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:43:09 +0100

Could be!

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:37:58 +0100

Thank you for todays' story! I have a Bay Tree in my garden, you don't suppose its her, do you?

In response to:APOLLO AND DAPHNE

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:56:09 +0100

Wonderful imagery...and story...:) GBHs...XXX

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:56:49 +0100

I have another "tree person" for tomorrow.

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:28:18 +0100

She is beautiful! It is a very cold, wet night here in West Yorkshire, she wouldn't want to be outside without her thermals on!

I am a "Tree" person! we are lucky enough to look out on a wooded area, planted after they closed down our Colliery - which didn't look so pretty. One of my interest is growning Bonsai Trees, some of them I have had since 1994, when I first went to classes. It teaches you a lot about trees and the need to respect them.

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:29:13 +0100

I am having great fun researching the background of the paintings - and sometimes adding a relevant poem.

Waterhouse is a rich source.

In response to:WOOD NYMPH

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:51:51 +0100

Fascinating choice of subjects...educational as well as beautifully depicted...GBHs...XXX

In response to:DIOGENES

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:27:43 +0100

There are many more of his paintings to come.

In response to:DIOGENES

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:25:57 +0100

There are many more of his paintings to come.

In response to:DIOGENES

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:02:58 +0100

He picked them very carefully by the looks of things and must have been very well read too...GBHs...XXX

In response to:DIOGENES

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:52 +0100

Apart from the technical excellence of his work, I find the stories behind them so interesting.

In response to:MY SWEET ROSE

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:12:24 +0100

Thank you for your interest and comments on all my blogs.

I wish there were more like you.

In response to:THE MAGIC CIRCLE

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:11:04 +0100

I like the evil black birds looking on- and the frog.